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News & Views | 12/1/20
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'I Guess He's the Next One to Be Fired': Even William Barr Says No Evidence of Widespread Voter Fraud
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
The Trump-appointee's comments came as the president's reelection
campaign filed yet another lawsuit challenging the election outcome.
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After Months of Obstructing Covid Relief, GOP Has Left 'Children Begging Santa for Their Basic Needs'
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
A collection of letters from American children to Santa Claus, sent
through the U.S. Postal Service's Operation Santa program and posted on
social media Tuesday, revealed the despair millions of children are
facing amid the coronavirus pandemic, months after any federal aid has
been offered to the public.
Warren Presses Biden to Enact 'Effective Economic Stimulus' With Single Pen Stroke: Cancel Student Debt
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"All on his own," Warren said during a hearing with Fed chairman Jerome
Powell, the incoming president "will have the ability to
administratively cancel billions of dollars in student loan debt."
Tests Reveal Toxic 'Forever Chemicals' in Aerial Pesticide Showered Over Millions of Acres in US
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"These findings shock the conscience."
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Tlaib Says Lack of Popular Stimulus Checks in Bipartisan Relief Plan Shows 'Disconnect' Between Senate and People
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"There may not be bipartisan support for an additional check" among
Republican and Democratic lawmakers, said Rep. Rashida Tlaib, "but there
is support outside of Congress."
House Democrats Demand Increase in IRS Funding to Go After 'Wealthy Tax Cheats'—Like Donald Trump
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Millionaire tax dodgers like Donald Trump get away with paying little
to no federal income tax in part because IRS funding has dropped over
20% since 2010."
'Shameful and Outrageous': New Satellite Data Reveals Brazilian Amazon Deforestation at 12-Year High
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"Instead of acting to prevent the increase in deforestation, the
Bolsonaro government has been denying the reality of the situation,
dismantling environmental agencies, and attacking NGOs."
'All About the Grift': Trump Reportedly Raises Over $150 Million for Non-Existent 'Election Defense Fund'
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Small donors who give to Trump thinking they are financing an 'official
election defense fund' are in fact helping pay down the Trump campaign's
debt or funding his post-presidential political operation."
With Rent Due and Evictions Looming, Warren Rips McConnell for 'Disgraceful' Obstruction
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"McConnell and the Senate GOP still haven't reinstated the $600
unemployment checks, extended unemployment programs, passed rental
assistance, or anything else in months to help struggling families
during this crisis."
268,000 People Died and Scott Atlas Shrugged: Trump's "Most Dangerous" Covid Adviser Quits
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
Atlas brought no expertise in infectious diseases but plenty of
misinformation to the position.
Without Climate Action, Number of Low-Income Homes Affected by Flooding Projected to Triple By 2050, Study Shows
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
"We don't train our attention on these neighborhoods but many of them
are already suffering significantly from these problems."
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How a Rahm Emanuel Appointment Would Hurt Biden and the Democrats
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by Richard Eskow, Sean McElwee
An appointment for the notoriously abrasive former mayor of Chicago
should be of even more concern to the new administration and the
Democratic Party than it is to the left.
Communities Look Beyond Washington for Solutions to Human Rights Threats
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by Jackie Smith, Joshua Cooper
We have seen over the past four years that the U.S. political system is
unable to hold leaders accountable even to its own Constitution, and
we're watching as the system's legitimacy crumbles, along with
protections for basic rights and the most vulnerable.
Going "Back to Normal" Is Too Dangerous to Even Contemplate
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by Robert Reich
If the underlying trends don't change, after Biden we could have Trumps
as far as the eye can see. And health and environmental crises that make
the coronavirus another step toward Armageddon.
Canada Is Now Paying the Price for Privatizing Its Vaccine Research and Production Lab
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by Linda McQuaig
Unfortunately, we've ventured a long way from the days when we had a
publicly owned and medically innovative enterprise that dazzled on the
world stage and kept Canadians at the front of the line for vaccines.
The Future of the United States Is at Stake in Georgia
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by Jesse Jackson
The two U.S. Senate races there are a microcosm of America's struggle to
find a way forward.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the American Empire
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by Tom Engelhardt
Or what it means to fall on a failing planet.
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Newswire...
Senate GOP COVID Relief Proposal is a Cruel Joke
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Attorney General Barr Acknowledges Reality, Says Justice Dept. Has Not Seen Evidence of Fraud in 2020 Election
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